2027 Oscar Predictions
Updated April 30th, 2026
1. Tom Cruise – Digger
The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove that he's humanity's savior.
2. John Malkovich – Wild Horse Nine
CIA agents Chris and Lee face a trust-testing mission from Santiago to Easter Island during 1973 Chile.
3. Ryan Gosling – Project Hail Mary
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory slowly returns, he soon discovers he must solve the riddle behind a mysterious substance that's causing the sun to die out. As details of the mission unravel, he calls on his scientific training and sheer ingenuity -- but he may not have to do it alone.
4. Brad Pitt – The Adventures of Cliff Booth
Showcases more of Cliff Booth's backstory in his new role as a Hollywood fixer.
5. Dominic Sessa – Tony
Based on the influential chef, writer, and travel journalist Anthony Bourdain.
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6. Charles Melton – Saturn Return
Follows two Chicago college sweethearts over a decade as they navigate the complexities of adulthood and fate tests their youthful dreams.
7. Matt Damon – The Odyssey
Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.
8. Pedro Pascal – Behemoth!
Follows a musician from a family of musicians who returns to Los Angeles. A love letter to the music of the movies and the people who make it.
9. Sebastian Stan – Fjord
An immigrant Romanian family living in Norway is subject to an investigation and faces the scrutiny of the local judicial system.
10. Jeremy Allen White – The Social Recknoing
Facebook engineer Frances Haugen and The Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz blow the whistle on the social network's most guarded secrets.
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